Koya Nishikawa
Koya Nishikawa (西川 公也, Nishikawa Kōya, born December 26, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergraduate and graduate students. After college, he worked at the government Tochigi Prefecture from 1967 to 1978. He was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in 1979 and then to the Diet for the first time in 1996.
Koya Nishikawa | |
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西川 公也 | |
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| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 September 2014 – 23 February 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 2012 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Kita-Kantō PR (2014-2017) Tochigi-2nd (2012-2014) |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Akio Fukuda |
| Constituency | Kita-Kantō PR (2003-2009) Tochigi-2nd (1996-2003) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1942 Ujiie, Tochigi (now Sakura, Tochigi), Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
On 9 December 2020, he resigned as the special adviser to the Cabinet after being involved in a bribery scandal corresponding to a boating trip hosted by a former head of a major egg farm, who was involved in a separate bribery case.[1]
References
- "Cabinet adviser Nishikawa resigns following shady boating trip". Tokyo, Japan: Japan Today. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- 政治家情報 〜西川 公也〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-10.